Ryzen 5 2600E vs FX-8300

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Primary details

Comparing FX-8300 and Ryzen 5 2600E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1577not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency3.35no data
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)19 September 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-8300 and Ryzen 5 2600E basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data31
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cache8192 KB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm12 nm
Die size315 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8300 and Ryzen 5 2600E compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3+AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8300 and Ryzen 5 2600E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8300 and Ryzen 5 2600E are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8300 and Ryzen 5 2600E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8300 and Ryzen 5 2600E.

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 October 2012 19 September 2018
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

FX-8300 has 33.3% more physical cores.

Ryzen 5 2600E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 50% more threads, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between FX-8300 and Ryzen 5 2600E. We've got no test results to judge.


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